Lot 132BELLE EPOQUE-MISS BROADWAY-1977-FIRST PRESS USA-SHADYBROOK-NMINT/NMINT

DIRE STRAITS-DIRE STRAITS-1978-FIRST UK PRESS-VERTIGO - 9102021.Dire Straits is the debut Studio album by British rock band Dire Straits, was released in October 1978. 7 Oct 1978 album "Dire Straits" released on the Phonogram label. Since 1979 this album was released under the label of Vertigo. The sales results of the album is quite impressive — in Europe has sold four million copies in the U.S. — two million copies. The fate of singles diametrically different — "Sultans of Swing" was received by the public, reached the 8th position in the UK charts. Water of Love was released in some countries and the best achievement was 54 position in the chart of Australia. ...more

RARE EARTH-MIDNIGHT LADY-1976-FIRST PRESS USA-RARE EARTH--R6-550-S1. Original famous rhythm and Blues groups. Focused on disco audience the record "Midnight Lady" (1976) was the last release under the banner of "Motown". Barney Eles who last time led a mini-label "Rare Earth Records", founded the independent company "Prodigal" and promptly turned the team on him. During this time the band released four albums (the last of them, "Tight and Hot", 1982, was released only in Canada in a limited edition), and then, pursued by persistent staffing problems just disappeared, without announcing his breakup. ...more

QUEEN-QUEEN II-1974-FIRST UK PRESS-EMI - EMA767 of the Matrix A-4U/B-4U . Rare British original in top condition. Queen II is the second Studio album by British rock band Queen, released in 1974. The disk is divided into "White" and "Black" side instead of the usual side "A" and side "B". Fantasy theme of the album resonates with the work of Led Zeppelin ever, though fairies and trolls Queen was more mannered bunch than the Queen and the giants Led Zeppelin. ...more

GUNS N' ROSES - USE YOUR ILLUSION -2 - FIRST PRESS UK/EU-GEFFEN-GEF24420. Very rare original cult album. Use Your Illusion II is the fourth Studio album by American rock band Guns N’ Roses, released in 1991. Drive the first of two albums released in conjunction with the tour Use Your Illusion Tour. The second album titled Use Your Illusion II. The disc climbed to the second place of the Billboard. For the first week, it sold 685, 000 copies, Use Your Illusion II was the slightly more successful (770 000 for the first week). Use Your Illusion I in the United States has sold 5 502 000, says Nielsen SoundScan..Each of the albums Use Your Illusion became seven-times platinum (RIAA). The album was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1992 ...more

DEEP PURPLE-THE HOUSE OF BLUE LIGHT-1987-FIRST GERMANY PRESS-POLYDOR-831318-1. Rare American original iconic group. The House of Blue Light is the twelfth Studio album by British rock band Deep Purple and the second, recorded by the reunited "classic lineup" of the group, published in January 1987. In the Soviet Union was released by the record label "Melody" in 1988. The group gathered to record 12 APR 1986 in Massachusetts, USA, but has already finished recording in Vermont. According to Ritchie Blackmore, recording this album was a long and painful process, many tracks had to be rewritten. September 26, 1986 Roger Glover started mixing the album at Union Studios in Munich. It was assumed that all group members will be present at the same time, in order to make the last adjustments, however, the musicians appeared in the Studio, and left with it when they please: the contradiction between group members increased again, especially intense was the old conflict between Ritchie Blackmore and Ian Gillan. So out of all the members of the group only Gillan recorded several smaller parties. Had various disputes over the album, such as title (pace offered to call the album the title of one song — Black and White; also considered options such as The Acid Test, and It's Not That Bad!), songs (challenge the inclusion in the album of the song "Mitzi Dupree"). In connection with the complexities of entry and disputes a test version of the master disk appeared only on 18 December 1986, and, for example in the US, the album was planned (and announced) at the end of October of the same year. Accordingly, the release date of the album was postponed to January 12, 1987. ...more